BRIAN C SMITH
Instructor # 2536698 | Metropolitan Police Self-Defense Institute
Certified with the USCCA since 8/1/2021
Certification Renewal Date 8/1/2025
USCCA Certifications
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense
My Biography
- Police Officer 45 years & Department Range Master
- NRA Law Enforcement Instructor since 1986 a. Handgun b. Shotgun c. Rifle/Select Fire (subgun)
- NRA Firearms Training Counselor
- NRA civilian instructor a. handgun b. shotgun c. Rifle d. Range Safety Officer
- Force on Force Simulation Safety Instructor - M.L.E.F.A.A.
- Def. Tec, Instructor for Pepper Spray, Chemical munition, Less Lethal Impact, and Distraction Devices.
- Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board - Instructor a. Handgun b. Shotgun c. Patrol Rifle
- Active Shooter Instructor, Illinois Tactical Officers Assoc.
- Civilian Response to Active Shooter Instructor - A.L.E.R.R.T
- U.S.C.C.A. Concealed Carry & Home Defense Instructor
- Tactical Instructor of the Year 1993 - Midwest Tactical Training Inst.
- NRA Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor of the Year 2014
- Trainer of the Year 2016 - International Law Enforcement Educators Trainers Association
- Certified Law Enforcement Trainer - American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers
- National Certified Instructor - International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training
- Recipient of the 2012 & 2013 NRA "Public Service" Award
- Freelance Writer